U.S. International Transactions - Third Quarter of 2008

摘要

THE U.S. current-account deficit - the combined balances on trade in goods and services, income, and net unilateral current transfers - decreased to USD174.1 billion (preliminary) in the third quarter of 2008 from USD180.9 billion (revised) in the second quarter (table A, chart!).1 All of the major current-account components contributed to the reduction in the deficit, as the surpluses on income and on services increased and both the deficit on goods and net unilateral current transfers to foreigners decreased.